Sunday, September 24, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Sundy, Spteber 4, 172 HE MCHIGN DILYagehre NO W 4 DIAL 5-6290 r ect ___in __dern____ SHOWS AT 1:10-3:10-5:00- 7:05-9 p.m. Wilkes-Barre: Getting back on its An Irreverent Comedy Spoof of Doctors and Hospitals! with THE SEXIEST NURSE in Military History! Their bedside manner will bring a quick re- covery to anyone looking for fun and enter- tainment. as Albert T. Hopfnagel- Hospital Administratorrn "here Dofes It . V#Y CwheR e you 18094, N EASTMANCOLOR + FROM OERAMA RELEASN -COMING- "BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE" -- The conversation is so good at thef LSA Coffee Hou even the MUMMIES join in Next LSA Coffee Hour at THE KELSEY MUSEUM (opposite Angell Hall) 3:00-4:30. Tuesday Sept. 26 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (IP) - The worn shoes are piled high to- day in front of Jimmy Alv and Tony Bonczewski, finally back in business after being wiped out. in last June's flood. They've nev- er had, it so good. "It's because there used to be three other shoe repair shops in center city, and we're the only ones back so far," Alv explains, ripping off a sole from a man's boot as customers enter the not- yet-decorated store. Florist Frank Hayes, across the street, figures that's the reason, too, he is doing well right now - "only three of us are in busi- ness, when there are normally 10." Restaurants and lunchrooms that are cooking again are jam- med, many hard put to get enough waitresses and kitchen help. And Gene Shipula's T V business also is booming. "Repair ismy main work, and I'm going buggy nuts scrubbing mud off flood-damaged sets," Shipula says. "But we're also selling a lot of new ones to re- place those destroyed in t h e water." These stores are among the small number - an estimated 15 per cent of more than 1,000 - that hake cleaned up, fixed up and reopened 12 weeks after the Susquehanne River tore through 33-foot dikes June 23. It left an estimated $1 billion damage and about 40,000 homeless in t h i s northeastern Pennsylvania valley on the edge of the Pocono Moun- tains. The stricken residents and bus- inesses in the 21 damaged towns around Wilkes-Barre have been struggling back to a semblance of normal conditions, accepting massive chunks of help - in cash and temporary homes - from the federal government. "Without it, we'd be sunk," says Edgar Lashford, executive vice president of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com- merce. The United States already has spent, or contracted for, more than $350 million in the area. President Nixon's special flood coordinator, Frank Carlucci, says this is only the beginning. Interiors of buildings still are being tossed out on sidewalks,, and cleanup crews hired by the Army engineers still dump the debris into nearby abandoned an- thracite mines. Some claim the refuse already totals more than 150 million tons. When it rains the dried mud dredged from the river washes out of the crevices and from the lawns finally turning green again as winter approaches, leaving the sharp smell of mold in the dampness. One lady hosing down her porch puts it bluntly: "It stinks." 000 from the Small Business Ad- ministration to pay off my credi- tors, I'll reopen," Simon says. "It all depends on the govern- ment." SBA says it is working hard to help Wyoming Valley homeown- ers and businessmen. It has okay- ed $145.1 million in loans to 17,- 272 persons and 532 businesses, and expects to approve at least $150 million more. Under a federal law passed by Congress last month, victims of Tropical Storm Agnes won't have to pay back any of the first $5,- 000 they borrow. The rest of their loans will carry interest of only 1 per cent. "It's not enough," says Lash- ford, "for the little guy, the re- tired widow, or the small store- keeper. "But an established busines has a good chance to come out of this in good shape, despite the increased debt he'll have to take on." Marvin Slomowitz owns the 12- store Mark Shopping Plaza in Kingston and a half-dozen other huge properties, all flooded. His firm sustained $1.2 million in damage. . "I'm unhappy, damned unhap- py, but luckier than a lot of oth- ers," he says. "We're diversified, and we'll be all right. It's the little guy who lost a small busi- ness and his home who's in trou- ble." Slomowitz didn't waste time getting back into operation. He brought in workmen right after the 10 feet of water receded and in ,a month had his shopping cen- ter open again. "We lost a few tenants, and we quickly got new ones, and we are 100 per cent rented," he says. "We've applied for SBA loans, and we' haven't got a nickel yet. " "The government probably- thinks it is working speedily, but it isn't really fast if you don't get it immediately. When you have payrolls to meet e v e r y week there's got to be some pain if you have to wait three to six months for loan money." feet Slomowitz says the real vic- tims of the flood are the middle class - "those who had scrimp- ed and saved" - and not the poor people "who didn't hy a v e very much to start with, and now they are getting more than they ever had before" - referring to free housing for a year, f o o d stamps, welfare checks. He insists the government should beef up the middle class aid because ,"these are the people who make up the heart of the community." Mal Castellino is in that boat. Waiting for an SBA loan, his men's clothing shop in down- town Public Square didn't make it back until after Labor Day, and then he started with a "dis- aster sale," getting rid of his dry-cleaned flood stuff. For nearly three months, shut down, Castellino lived on sav- ings and loans from relatives. His apartment was washed out with his business, leaving him $35,000 in debt. "But I think our business will be good here again, and I can't wait to really get going," he says. Right now most of those hit by the flood are trying to hang on to what cash they have for the refurbishing ahead. "Our de- deposits are up $3 million since June 22, roughly 10, per cent," says Russell Gardner, president of Hanover National Bank. "People don't have any place to spend their money," he says. "Many are without auto trans- portation and without neighbor- hood stores to shop. For a while all the taprooms were closed, and so were the restaurants. "People on fixed incomes have been getting their money re- gularly. Except for those who have lost their jobs, most of the others are doing fine." Gardner, now operating h i s main Wilkes-Barre office out of a trailer parked in front of his damaged building, says the flood ended a lot of nonbank savings. "We got a lot of wet money," he says, "money that had been hidden before the flood in boxes, mattresses. People's values have changed." The Michigan Daily, edited and man- aged by students at the University of Michigan. News phone: 764-0562. Second Class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Mich- igan 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Published daily Tues- day througa Sunday morning Univer- sity year. Subscription rates: $10 by carrier (campus area); $11 local mail (in Mich. or Ohio); $13 non-local mail (other states and foreign). Summer Session published Tuesday through Saturday morning. Subscrip- tion rates: $5.50 by carrier (campus area); $6.50 local mail (in Mich. or Ohio); $7.50 non-local mal (other states and foreign). Hare a flair for artistic writing? If you are interest- ed in reviewing drama dance, film, poetry, and music, or writing feature stories about the arts: Contact Arts Michiga aiy A FIRE ENGULFS four buildings in downtown Wilkes-Barre last June but firemen are unable to put it out because flood waters prevented them from reaching the scene. Downtown Wilkes-Barre's first movie recently reopened, using only the balcony section, be- cause the main floor seats were ruined. The people are going in droves because, really, there's not much else to do if you don't care for the corner taproom and TV reruns. More and more bright neon signs are going up and turn- ing on. "There's plenty of people around, even though most stores are still closed," says Alv. "They ride free buses into downtown Wilkes-Barre, from all over the valley, and they like to look around and see what's going on." The U.S. Department of Trans- portation is picking up the week- ly $67,000 tab to keep the buses runnning without fares - and plans to continue until at least Oct. 19. Many of the scars left by the heavy flooding, worst natural dis- aster in American history, won't be patched up before winter just not enough time, not enough money, not enough help. Carlucci, though, is aiming to get every affected family in a winterized shelter by the end of September. With two weeks to go, he re- ported three-fourths, or nearly 11,000, of the 13,816 eligible fam- ilies are housed. Mayor Ernest Balcomb of nei- ghboring Forty Fort, where most of the town's 2,000 homes were damaged, says complaints are unbecoming as the recovery mov- es steadily along. "I think right now the govern- ment is doing a lot," Balcomb says. "I don't think people have anything to holler about. It's only been a few ionths, and they have done a helluva lot." Lashford predicts that within the next 90 days, before Christ- mas, anyway, "you will see a good majority of the shops back in operation, either on a limit- ed or on a full basis." And within a year Lashford is certain business will be "pretty well back to normal, and strong- er. "Sure, some people will never come out of it, but as a whole the retail stores and the factories will be better," Lashford adds. May- be. 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